August 30, 2015

Phillies claim pitcher Ken Roberts from Rockies

Zach Links of MLBTR reports that the Phillies claimed Rockies southpaw Ken Roberts off waivers. In the same report, Roberts was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Roberts has not had the greatest season for Triple-A Albuquerque which is known as a hitters atmosphere with a 5.12 ERA but has a 28-4 K/BB ratio. His FIP was also 3.43 which suggests bad luck for Roberts.

Despite the struggles, Roberts had a brief stint in the majors for the Rockies where over nine games he struck out five and walked two with a 5.79 ERA. Again the FIP was much lower at 3.01 for another organization not known to be the best environment for pitchers.

We'll see if he gets a look in September in the majors for it seems like Roberts is much better than his ERA would suggest.